Federal Diner in Otago Menu

BREAKFAST BREAKFAST
  • Cheese or Date Scones (World famous in Wanaka) $4.50
  • (C) Bacon & cheese $9.00
  • (B) Jam & butter $4.50
  • (A) Plain $4.00
  • Croissant:
  • Totally Nuts $10.00
    • Grilled banana bread with cashew nut butter
  • Winter Warmer $12.00
    • Porridge with chai spiced stewed fruits & cream
  • The Monk $19.00
    • Eggs Benedict with bacon & roasted tomato
  • The Buddha $19.00
    • Eggs Benedict with spinach, mushrooms & roasted tomato
  • Betty's Bacon Butty $10.00
    • Bacon, egg & relish
  • Brossie's Bun $11.00
    • Halloumi, grilled tomato, spinach & relish
  • Social Climber $13.00
    • Organic eggs fried or poached with roasted tomato on crusty bread - add free farmed streaky bacon $5.00
  • Hawea Flat $18.00
    • Spinach, mushrooms, roasted tomato & halloumi on polenta cake
  • PinaCoco $19.00
    • Caramelised pineapple hotcake with coconut yoghurt & lime
  • Comfort Kedgeree $19.00
    • Smoked salmon, mild Indian spiced rice & poached egg
LUNCHTIME CLASSICS LUNCHTIME CLASSICS
  • Lone Ranger $17.00
    • Waitoa free range roast chicken sandwich on ciabatta with aioli, caramelised onion & brie
  • Roti 'n' Roll $14.00
    • Pulled pork roti roll with hoisin, coriander, spring onion & pickled chilli
  • Wunder Burg $20.00
    • Homemade beef pattie with smoked cheese, caramelised onions, gherkins, salad & french fries with chipotle mayonnaise
  • Pure Wisdom $16.00
    • Ancient grain salad with cranberries, almonds, lemon & mint dressing (Vegan)
  • Roast It $19.00
    • Roast carrot salad with goat's cheese puree, preserved lemon dressing, dukkah & flatbread
  • The Chowder Pie $21.00
    • Smoked salmon, prawn, leek & potato pie with green salad
  • Soul Soup $18.00
    • Waitoa free range chicken & ginger broth, vermicelli noodles, seasame, chilli & spring onions
EXTRAS EXTRAS
  • Hollandaise $1.00
  • Tomatoes, mushrooms, 1 organic egg, avocado or halloumi $3.00
  • Free farmed bacon, Waitoa free range chicken or smoked salmon $5.00
  • French fries with tomato chilli relish & aioli $9.00
  • Mixed salad with balsamic $10.00
  • Gluten free bread add $1.00
KIDS KIDS
  • Egg or bacon on toast (+ $3.00 for scrambled) $5.00
  • Fruit plate $9.00
  • Hot cake with maple & banana $10.00
  • Peanut butter & banana on toast $5.00
  • Flatbread pizza with salami $8.00
  • Beef burger & fries $14.00

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Pancakes $16.5
    • berry compote & natural Greek yoghurt
  • Eggs benedict** $17.5 / $18.5
    • 2 free range poached eggs w spinach, english muffin & hollandise sauce w bacon / salmon
  • Pumpkin salad** $15.5
    • w spinach, cashew nuts & goats cheese
  • Granola $12
    • with berry compote & natural Greek yoghurt
  • Available from 10:00
  • Caesar salad** $19
    • w chicken, bacon, cos lettuce, croutons, parmesan cheese & poached egg
  • Available from 11.00am
  • Toasted flatbreads** $12
    • w marinated olives, tzatziki & hummus
  • Beef Short Rib $24.00
    • Tender short rib cooked to juicy perfection. Served with mashed potato and parsnip crisps
  • Loaded Fries $12.00
    • Served with pulled pork & cheese
  • Venison Pot Pie $24.00
    • Slow cooked venison ragout on mash potato with a fluffy puff pastry
  • Pork Belly $22.00
    • Mashed potato, caramelised onion, roasted vegetables, molasses jus
  • Roast Veggies $5 Sml / $9 Lrg
  • Fish and Chips $19.00
    • Beer battered fish of the day, hand cut fries, and tartare sauce
  • Fried Fish $15.00
    • Cucumber, coriander, tartare sauce
  • Veggie $20.00
    • Fresh tomato, onion, capsicum, mushrooms, olives and jalapeños
  • Hoisin pork belly on kumara fondant with scallion salsa $ 34.00
  • Affogato with strictly espresso + vanilla ice cream $12.00
  • Lamb denverteg on parsnip skordaila, spinach + black olive tapenade $35.00
  • Veal pate with beetroot relish + hot toasts $16.00
  • Chicken + streaky bacon on olive polenta , spinach + tomato pesto $ 34.00
  • Corn fritter with smoked salmon, passion + fennel bulb $16.00
  • Prime beef au-frites with red wine jus + salsa verde $36.00
  • Lamb denverteg on parsnip skordalia, spinach + black olive tapenade $35.00
  • Fish Masala $14.99
    • Thick spicy curry cooked in a blend of chopped capsicums and coriander
  • Roti $2.50
    • Wholemeal bread from tandoor
  • Chicken Bhunna $13.99
    • Boneless pieces of chicken cooked with sauted onions and capsicums in refreshing curry
  • Lamb Rogan Josh $13.99
    • Cubes of lamb cooked in traditional Indian style
  • Lamb Do Piaza $13.99
    • Boneless pieces of lamb cooked with sauted onions in refreshing curry
  • Mix Platter For Two $15.00
    • Fine selection of a few of the above: samosa, vegetable pakora, seekh kebab and chicken tikka
  • Veg Samosa $4.00
    • Triangular pastry with spiced potatoes and peas filling and deep fried
  • Gulab Jamun $6.00
    • Sweet cottage cheese balls cooked in syrup and rose essence
  • C3. Massaman Gai (Med) $25
    • Slow-cooked chicken thighs in Massaman Curry with spud, onion, peanut, and fried shallot
  • E19. Steamed Southern Clams with Thai Basil $13
    • Otago harbour clams steamed respectfully with Thai basil, served with Thai Nham Jim Seafood
  • Jasmine Rice S $3.00 / L $5
  • N7. Pra Luk Long Song $22.5
    • Pork slices and seasonal green cooked in Satay sauce served on bed of Egg noodle
  • C9. Gang Ped Yaang (Med hot) $25
    • Roasted duck in medium red curry with Thai Basil, Cherry Tomatoes, Pineapple, and Grapes
  • C2. Gang Keaw Waan Gai (Hot) $22.5
    • Hot Chicken Green Curry with perfect blended of fresh herbs & spices
  • F11. Moo Hong $25
    • Slow-cooked Pork Belly five spices in Southern Thai Style
  • F17. Pad Pak Ruam $18.9
    • Straight oyster sauce stir-fry of seasonal veggies
  • Spring Roll $2.50
  • Pork $10.00
  • Hawaiian $6.00
  • Ginger Spring Onion Beef $11.00
  • Extra other $1.00
  • Bacon $4.00
  • Pork cashew nuts $13.00
  • Combination $11.00
  • Mini Animal Rights $9.90
    • 1/2 size Kumara & Coriander Pattie, Salad, Yoghurt Sauce, Aioli & Velvet Relish.
  • Velvet Lady $13.90
    • Everybody wants her but she keeps it classy just like your mum back in the day - Grilled Chicken Breast, Salad, Bacon, Avocado and Cheese with Aioli and Velvet Relish.
  • Powerade $5
  • Juices $5
  • Fatties or Skinnies (Full scoop / 1/2 Scoop) $5.5 / $3.9
  • Manburger $22.90
    • Our biggest burger ever! Beef pattie, venison pattie, crumbed chicken breast, lamb pattie, streaky bacon, cheese, relish & aioli.
  • Squawk Dawg $8.90
    • This one is named after the guy who came up with most of these burgers. Its got a Beef Pattie, Salad, Aioli and Velvet Relish.
  • Gluten Free Bun $2.5
  • No5 Pastrami Sandwich $17.00
    • Our own pastrami: Angus brisket dry-cured, spice-rubbed and slowly hot- smoked; served on our hot freshly-baked bread with mustard, pickles & tomato
  • Apple pancakes $18.00
    • Buttermilk pancakes, caramelized apple puree, maple syrup, cinnamon mascarpone
  • Artichoke $22.00
    • Preserved artichoke heart, fresh tomato, GV mozzarella, rocket
  • No5 Big Breakfast $24.00
    • No5 bacon, poached free-range eggs, sourdough, roast mushrooms, tomato
  • Toasted homemade breads $11.00
    • Selection of our white and wholemeal sourdough, brioche, butter, homemade jam
  • Saffron yoghurt $15.00
    • Natural yoghurt sweetened with Otago honey and Bannockburn saffron, local blackberry coulis, oat clusters
  • Smoked salmon salad $20.00
    • Our house-cured & smoked salmon, poached egg, witloof, capers, croutons
  • Pizza & Pinot N/A
    • Our homemade 10” stonebaked pizzas with a glass of local Pinot Noir or house wine
  • Wakatipu Grill risotto of the day GF, V E/M19.5/28
  • Free range chicken supreme, herb mash, red wine braised onions and mushrooms, pancetta GF 33
  • Parsley and parmesan crusted Lamb Rump, root vegetable, herb potato mash, basil, pesto & red wine jus 39
  • Pork belly, savoy cabbage, crushed swede, celeriac, roasted pear, crackling GF 35
  • Pan - seared scallops, parsnip, sour apple, hazelnut, crispy prosciutto GF 26
  • Whole lamb rack, caramelised onion and bacon potato gratin, buttered kale, port jus GF 47
  • Market Fish or Stewart Island Salmon, sauce puttanesca, parmesan gnocchi, crispy capers 38
  • Béarnaise Wild Mushroom Garlic and Herb Butter Red Wine Jus All 2
  • Garlic or Herb Bread $6.00
  • Bacon & Eggs $15.50
    • cooked how you like them. Fried, Poached or Fried
  • Pear Poached in Redwine $10.00
    • served with ice cream & cream
  • Omelette  [ cheese or mushrom ] $18.00
  • Deluxe Prawn Cocktail   [ King Prawns ] $16.00
  • Ice cream Sundae $8.00
    • with choice of Strawberry, Chocolate or Caramel
  • Ice cream Sundae $5.00
    • Caramel, Chocolate or Strawberry Topping
  • Pasta of the Day $19.50
    • Check out the Blackboard  Menu  in  Restaurant
  • Vegetarian Stone $25.00
    • Marinated field mushroom, aubergine, red onion, capsicum and baby carrots with flavours brought to life by the stone
  • Ice-cream Sundae $7.50
    • Vanilla ice-cream with your choice of sauce: French chocolate, caramel, strawberry or Passionfruit. Topped with whipped cream and wafers
  • Chicken & Bacon Roulade $27.00
    • Oven baked spirals of Chicken, Bacon, Capsicum & Spinach coated in a creamy mushroom sauce served on herbed potato rosti and grilled seasonal vegetables
  • Rosemary Scented Salmon $30.00
    • Cooked medium and served on a pea & chorizo risotto with baby carrots and a creamy dill and mustard dressing
  • Blue Cod $27.00
    • Served pan fried or in a crispy Macs gold beer batter with your choice of salad and fries or seasonal vege and roast potatoes, accompanied by house made tartare sauce and seared lemon
  • Spinach, Feta & Pinenut Filo (V) $18.00
    • Golden & crispy, accompanied by basil pesto, greek yoghurt and salad
  • served till 5pm
  • Pear, Walnut & Blue Cheese Salad (V) (GF) S $12.00 / L $17.50
    • Slices of fresh pear, roasted walnut and blue cheese tossed through crisp salad greens, dressed with a lemon & mustard vinaigrette
  • Kimchi soup with fish fillets $17
  • Spicy Chicken (Large)
  • Chicken with cashew nuts $16
  • Five spice Beef brisket with tofu served in a Earthen-pot $18
  • Stir Fried Pork with preserved vegetables $20
  • Stir fried vegetable with Chinese pork $16
  • Egg Fried Rice and Steamed Rice (Large)
  • Griddle Cooked spicy potato $15
  • Venison and Black bean Ragout with Housemade Pasta, Yoghurt Dressing & Chilli jus $30.00
  • Thin Lizzie's Dynamic Salad $16.00
  • Mushroom & Truffle Oil Risotto $15.00
  • Housemade Gnocchi with Tomato, Chilli, Basil, Olive & Caper Sauce with Ricotta and Parmesan Cheese $26.00
  • Pepperoni, mushroom, tomato, feta, kalamata olives & basil
  • Small $19.00
  • Pizza Bread with Caramelised Onion & Blue Cheese $12.00
  • Garlic Bread $7.00
  • THAI FEAST (Per Person) $35
  • Y6 Tingling Prawn Salad $25.00
    • tiger prawn with sichuan peppercorns, ginger, coriander, spring onion and palm sugar
  • CHINA CLASSIC (Per Person) $40
  • A3 Prawn And Chicken Wonton Soup $15.00
    • entrée size prawn, chicken and kaffir lime wonton soup and Asian green
  • Served With Steamed Jasmine Rice
  • Satay Stir Fry With chicken
  • E14 Sharing Plate $25.00
    • combination sharing entrée including fresh roll. Money bags, dumplings and crunchy pork belly
  • Add Minced Pork $4.00
  • Lamb Salad $18.00
    • Marinated Lamb served on big bed of fresh Green Salad, served with honey roasted nuts and basil mayo
  • Smoked Salmon Salad $18.00
    • Fresh garden salad, served with Smoked Salmon and honey roasted nuts.
  • Smoked Salmon $15.00
    • Smoked Salmon
  • Vegetarian/Vegan $15.00
    • Lettuce, Tomato, Cucumber, Red Onion, Capsicum, Brie Cheese, served on a toasted bagel with cream cheese, sundried tomato and basil mayo. Topped with our own honey roasted nuts.
  • Royale Fry Up $18.50
    • Eggs, bacon, grilled tomatoes, potatoes and mushrooms served on home- made foccacia bread
  • Eggs And Soldiers
  • -French Toast w Bacon Banana and Maple Syrup
    • A winner with the locals
  • Bacon, Banana and Maple
    • Crispy bacon and fried bananas drizzled with maple syrup and topped in icing sugar.
Federal Diner

Federal Diner

location

Address

47 Helwick Street, Wanaka, Otago, 9305, New Zealand

phone

Phone

034435152

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Tuesday: 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Wednesday: 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Thursday: 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Friday: 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Saturday: 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Sunday: 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM
price range

Price

$30 - $50

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Cafe Food , Contemporary , Gluten Free , New Zealand , Vegan , Vegetarian

features

Features

Wheelchair accessible ,  Reservations ,  Breakfast ,  Waitstaff ,  Takeout ,  Bar Not Available ,  Lunch ,  Seating ,  Highchairs Available ,  No Takeaway ,  Free Wifi ,  Local cuisine ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Outdoor Seating

Location
47 Helwick Street, Wanaka, Otago, 9305, New Zealand